Intense heat wave conditions continue to prevail in North, North West India and Central India. The India Meteorological Department has issued a severe heat wave warning for parts of north and central India, which are already reeling under the scorching sun, over the next three days. <br/><br/>The Met office said, heat waves conditions continues at most places with severe heat wave at a few places over west Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and at isolated places over Haryana and Delhi, east Rajasthan, east Uttar Pradesh and central Maharashtra. <br/><br/>Delhi had a hot day, recording the maximum temperature at 43.7 degrees. The Palam observatory, however, recorded mercury at 46.4 degrees. Mercury hovered above 40 degrees mark in Punjab and Haryana with Hisar being the hottest in the two states at 46.8 degrees. <br/><br/>Banda in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh sizzled at 47 degrees. Hisar in Haryana sizzled at 46.8 degrees Celsius, five degrees more then normal. Jaisalmer in Rajasthan recorded the highest in the country and the highest in the state this season at 54 degree celcius followed by Palodhi 50.5, Churu at 49.1, and Barmer at 48.6 degrees.<br/><br/>Most parts of Gujarat continued to reel under severe heat wave conditions today, with Ahmedabad recording the maximum temperature of 46.9 degrees Celsius, city's hottest day since 2010. In Madhya Pradesh, our correspondent reports that the Met Department predicts further rise in day temperature today. Odisha reported another sunstroke death, taking the toll to 19. Sonepur was the hottest place in the state at 41.4 degrees.<br/><br/>According to Met office, rains and thundershowers are also likely to hit Odisha due to a deep depression that centered over west-central and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal. Continuous heavy rains in Assam for the last three days triggered landslides that claimed 10 lives in Karimganj and Hailakandi districts in Barak Valley. NDRF and police are undertaking rescue and relief operations.<br/><br/>In Arunachal Pradesh, flood waters of the overflowing Noa-Dehing river, fed by torrential rain in the past few days, have inundated several areas in Namsai district. The deep depression over west-central and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal further moved northwards and lay centered at about 170km southeast of Machilipatnam and 130km northeast of Nellore.<br/><br/>Parts of Tamil Nadu received rains even as the MeT office said the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm , bringing heavy rains in north coastal areas of the state and Puducherry. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in many districts of Andhra Pradesh under the impact of a deep depression in Bay of Bengal that is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm.<br/><br/>Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has directed all district Collectors to take precautionary measures in view of cyclone threat to southern and northern parts of the state. AIR correspondent reports that the Control rooms have been opened in all district headquarters as well. Meanwhile, warning signals have been issued at various ports in the state asking fishermen not to venture into the sea.